Although region is not immune to economic turmoil, it may prove its resilience having traversed more than its share of crises
Category: Interviews
Posted inDaily Brief
IMF warns LatAm faces uncertain fallout from Iran war
Conflict could slow growth, tighten financial conditions and complicate policy choices across the region
Posted inThe LatAm View
Energy shock undercuts case for rate cuts in LatAm
Iran war-driven oil price surge could delay easing cycles across the region
Posted inDaily Brief
LatAm’s first green fertilizer plant takes shape
Atome landed multilateral loans to part fund the investment and is seeking private financing for the rest, company exec says
Posted inCaribbean
Jamaica eyes resilience-led rebuild after record hurricane damage
Planning chief says reconstruction strategy could become blueprint for the Caribbean as government seeks $1.3 bln in new borrowing
Posted inDaily Brief
Mexican firms prep IPOs
Companies are preparing deals to capitalize on windows of opportunity, which could be short, a Bank of America executive says
Posted inDaily Brief
CDB plans to be regular issuer of global bonds
New euro medium term notes program will cut cost of capital and fuel lending needed for Caribbean region’s growth, says top official
Posted inDaily Brief
T&T keeps door open to more bond sales
Government wants to create some fiscal space before deciding whether to follow up January’s cross-border issuance, minister says
Posted inThe LatAm View
Grain prices could cushion oil shock: Paraguay FinMin
Paraguay, one of the world’s biggest soybean exporters, also has space to run a wider fiscal deficit, minister tells LatinFinance
Posted inThe LatAm View
Mercosur wants to sign two more FTAs this year
Leaders of the South American bloc hope the recent EU trade deal will provide the political will for other pacts